BEIJING (Reuters) – Access to the popular social networking service Twitter and email service Hotmail was blocked across mainland China late on Tuesday afternoon, two days before the twentieth anniversary of a bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square.
Indignant users filled chatrooms with protest, after access to Twitter was denied shortly after 5:00 pm (0900 GMT) on Tuesday.
"The whole Twitter community in China has been exploding with it," said Beijing-based technology commentator Kaiser Kuo.
"It's just part of life here. If anything surprises me, it's that it took them so long."
Of course, this is not a surprise in China. But could this happen here? I would hope not, but I am beginning to wonder.
No comments:
Post a Comment